Elections were held to fill the 65 seats of the New York City Board of Aldermen on November 5, 1935.[1] They would be the final elections to the Board of Aldermen, which would be abolished in 1937 in favor of the New York City Council, which was elected via borough-wide proportional representation.[2]
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All 65 seats to the New York City Board of Aldermen 33 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||
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Democrats gained 13 seats, recovering from Republican-Fusion advances in 1933 and allowing Republicans only three seats, two in Manhattan and one in Brooklyn.[1] Thomas J. Curran of Manhattan was chosen as the minority leader.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c "2 Boro Fusion Aldermen get severe upset". The Brooklyn Citizen. Vol. 97, no. 108. November 6, 1935. p. 2. Retrieved May 5, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "P.R. in Operation". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Vol. 97, no. 326. November 24, 1937. p. 6. Retrieved May 5, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.